Consumer Reports: Silverado is top pickup

Thumbs up to Chevys, Rams.

9:07 PM,
Sep. 17, 2013

2014 Chevrolet Silverado LT

Written by

Chris Woodyard
| USA Today

Consumer Reports' newfound love of Chevrolet continues with its surprising choice as the best pickup truck in the land.

It's the new Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which it rates excellent in road testing. Chrysler Group's Ram 1500 came in second, lauded as a daily driver. And the best-selling pickup in the nation, the Ford F-150, comes in third.

The Silverado was found to have a larger cargo bed, more payload capacity and more towing capacity, up to 11,200 pounds in Consumer Reports tests. The tailgate is easier to use, it has a lower step-in height than the rivals and there are steps to make it easy ...